Biological Notes on the Heterocera: 
Eublemma rubra (Hampson), 
Catoblemma sumbavensis (Hampson), 
and Eublemma versicolora (Walker).) 
5 DI ; | 
EDW. JACOBSON (Batavia). 
With pl. 5. 
At the first Coffee-Congress held at Malang (Eastern 
Java) in October 1898 Prof. Dr. ZIMMERMANN speaking 
about the „Enemies of the green coffee-scale (Lecanium 
viride)’ made a very short allusion to one of them being 
a „small caterpillar, which produces a brown butterfly with 
a white design.” ?) | 
At the second Coffee-Congress, which took place at 
Djocjakarta (Central Java) in November 1899, Dr. 
L. ZEHNTNER referred more amply to the same insect in 
his discourse on: ,,7he animal allies of the coffee-cultivation.” è) 
As the periodical in which the report was published is very 
difficult to obtain, I will quote here the passage relating 
to this case: 
1) I am obliged to Sir G. F. Hampson for the identification of, the 
three species and herewith tender him my best thanks. 
2) Het Koffie-Congres te Malang. Tijdschr. v. Nijverheid en Land- 
bouw in Ned. Indié, deel LVII. Batavia 1898 p. 317. 
3) De Koffie-Gids. Malang. 1899—1900. p. 899. Verslag van het 
2e Koffie-Congres in Ned. Indië, gehouden te Djocjakarta, 
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